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Prior to Sunday, Felix Jones never had more than four catches in a game in his two-plus seasons. Against the Vikings he had 10 catches, which was the third-most in a game for a Cowboys running back in team history.

Emmitt Smith has 12 catches against Arizona on Nov. 2, 1992 and Marion Barber had 11 on Oct. 12 2008 at Arizona.

“You’ve got to throw to the flat or go to your backs,” Tony Romo said. “Otherwise you’re throwing into tiny holes. They’re good up front. You can’t sit and wait until your receivers are 25 yards downfield.”

Unfortunately, Jones picked up just 61 yards, rarely making the Minnesota tackler miss. His long gain was 14 yards.

For the second straight week Jones got the larger share of the carries, too, with 14 attempts for 32 yards. The 14 carries were the second-most of his career after having 15 rushes last week vs. Tennessee and against Philadelphia last season.